Anthony McClosky
@amcclosky.com
Software Development (Python, SQL/PostgreSQL, Typescript, etc). Probably some baseball.
https://amcclosky.com
Austin, TX
https://amcclosky.com
Austin, TX
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I feel like Sudoku is just a numbers game
June 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I feel like Sudoku is just a numbers game
Watch this. It good. Make laugh.
June 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Watch this. It good. Make laugh.
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THROW OUT YOUR SOFTWARE
May 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
THROW OUT YOUR SOFTWARE
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Man Gets Best Ideas In Splash Zone
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theonion.com/man-get...
May 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Gets Best Ideas In Splash Zone
theonion.com/man-get...
theonion.com/man-get...
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Money can accelerate execution, but it can't buy concepts, behaviors, knowledge, or process.
(Though money can of course buy time to figure it out.)
Money is fuel for a working engine. That’s the best time to raise.
(Though money can of course buy time to figure it out.)
Money is fuel for a working engine. That’s the best time to raise.
Startup Exercise: What can’t be solved with money?
What can’t be solved with money, are the most valuable things.
longform.asmartbear.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Money can accelerate execution, but it can't buy concepts, behaviors, knowledge, or process.
(Though money can of course buy time to figure it out.)
Money is fuel for a working engine. That’s the best time to raise.
(Though money can of course buy time to figure it out.)
Money is fuel for a working engine. That’s the best time to raise.
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But that only works for small companies.
But that only works if you have small teams.
But that only works if you don't have investors.
But that only works if you don't have to chase growth.
But that only works if you don't have a board.
Exactly.
But that only works if you have small teams.
But that only works if you don't have investors.
But that only works if you don't have to chase growth.
But that only works if you don't have a board.
Exactly.
April 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
But that only works for small companies.
But that only works if you have small teams.
But that only works if you don't have investors.
But that only works if you don't have to chase growth.
But that only works if you don't have a board.
Exactly.
But that only works if you have small teams.
But that only works if you don't have investors.
But that only works if you don't have to chase growth.
But that only works if you don't have a board.
Exactly.
New AI use-case. Translating one-off Python scripts into Google app script so I can run the same logic as a Google Sheet macro.
February 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New AI use-case. Translating one-off Python scripts into Google app script so I can run the same logic as a Google Sheet macro.
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My life is simple — I see a Sneakers mention, I tag @amcclosky.com
in the movie Sneakers (1992) it’s always seemed an unbelievable misstep for Mary McDonnell’s character to offhandedly mention her date with Stephen Tobolowsky was set up by a computer, thus tipping off Ben Kingsley that it’s a setup. but people are never willing to discuss this at parties
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My life is simple — I see a Sneakers mention, I tag @amcclosky.com
"Good API design is just thinking over and over about how the worst dev you know would use the thing." ~ Me just now.
December 16, 2024 at 5:43 PM
"Good API design is just thinking over and over about how the worst dev you know would use the thing." ~ Me just now.
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You're telling me a duck typed this code?
December 15, 2024 at 2:22 AM
You're telling me a duck typed this code?
While ordering my breakfast taco this morning the cashier complimented my ordering pace. Weird but I’ll take it.
December 12, 2024 at 2:27 PM
While ordering my breakfast taco this morning the cashier complimented my ordering pace. Weird but I’ll take it.
Spectree doesn't get enough attention. Great request / response validation lib powered by @pydantic.dev that works with Flask/Quart/Starlette etc. I've used it for a few years now, and it just got a very welcome update for full pydantic 2 support.
github.com/0b01001001/s...
github.com/0b01001001/s...
GitHub - 0b01001001/spectree: API spec validator and OpenAPI document generator for Python web frameworks.
API spec validator and OpenAPI document generator for Python web frameworks. - 0b01001001/spectree
github.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Spectree doesn't get enough attention. Great request / response validation lib powered by @pydantic.dev that works with Flask/Quart/Starlette etc. I've used it for a few years now, and it just got a very welcome update for full pydantic 2 support.
github.com/0b01001001/s...
github.com/0b01001001/s...
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When I see a new post from @wattenberger.com its an immediate read. wattenberger.com/thoughts/fis...
December 5, 2024 at 3:09 PM
When I see a new post from @wattenberger.com its an immediate read. wattenberger.com/thoughts/fis...
I have seen some posts about DSQL implying that not supporting foreign keys is ridiculous. These days I work on apps where constraints and data consistency are very important but in another life I built a crawler of all e-commerce websites and loved this script. gist.github.com/amcclosky/99...
Remove all foreign key constraints from a MySQL database with Django 1.3
Remove all foreign key constraints from a MySQL database with Django 1.3 - remove_foreign_keys.py
gist.github.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I have seen some posts about DSQL implying that not supporting foreign keys is ridiculous. These days I work on apps where constraints and data consistency are very important but in another life I built a crawler of all e-commerce websites and loved this script. gist.github.com/amcclosky/99...
“my domain is my passport. verify me.”
December 4, 2024 at 7:51 PM
There is a noticeable inflection point in your career as a programmer when you stop picking tools based on what you think is objectively best and start picking tools based on what you can easily and clearly explain to your coworkers.
December 4, 2024 at 6:08 PM
There is a noticeable inflection point in your career as a programmer when you stop picking tools based on what you think is objectively best and start picking tools based on what you can easily and clearly explain to your coworkers.
The most interesting / revealing page of any AWS product doc is the Unsupported Features and/or the Limits page. docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
Unsupported PostgreSQL features in Aurora DSQL - Amazon Aurora DSQLUnsupported PostgreSQL features in Aurora DSQL - Amazon Aurora DSQL
See the following to learn more about which PostgreSQL features are unsupported in Aurora DSQL
docs.aws.amazon.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:31 PM
The most interesting / revealing page of any AWS product doc is the Unsupported Features and/or the Limits page. docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
AWS DSQL is the most interesting new building block to come out of AWS in awhile and a product I've wanted from them for a long time. It's neat. However, it is not a PostgreSQL replacement.
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
What is Amazon Aurora DSQL? - Amazon Aurora DSQLWhat is Amazon Aurora DSQL? - Amazon Aurora DSQL
Provides an overview of the Amazon Aurora DSQL service.
docs.aws.amazon.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:25 PM
AWS DSQL is the most interesting new building block to come out of AWS in awhile and a product I've wanted from them for a long time. It's neat. However, it is not a PostgreSQL replacement.
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
docs.aws.amazon.com/aurora-dsql/...
This is one reason I like making a demo video a requirement for a “complete” pull request.
If you are working on a “full stack” sort of project it is a great hack to up average quality.
If you are working on a “full stack” sort of project it is a great hack to up average quality.
Really good hack to battle test the things you build:
Publish a video to show it off.
Bugs. UX. Slowness. Bloat. It all gets exposed when the camera's rolling.
Once you can record in 1 take, you're ready to ship.
Publish a video to show it off.
Bugs. UX. Slowness. Bloat. It all gets exposed when the camera's rolling.
Once you can record in 1 take, you're ready to ship.
November 24, 2024 at 8:31 PM
This is one reason I like making a demo video a requirement for a “complete” pull request.
If you are working on a “full stack” sort of project it is a great hack to up average quality.
If you are working on a “full stack” sort of project it is a great hack to up average quality.
How do people handle manual enqueuing of failed celery tasks in Django? Both in bulk and individually? Is that a thing people do? Is there a UI that supports that workflow? Does flower support that and I just don't know about it?
November 22, 2024 at 7:48 PM
How do people handle manual enqueuing of failed celery tasks in Django? Both in bulk and individually? Is that a thing people do? Is there a UI that supports that workflow? Does flower support that and I just don't know about it?
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JAWS and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot: Billy Wagner
JAWS and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot: Billy Wagner
The undersized, dominant lefty debuted at 10.5%, but missed election in his penultimate year on the ballot by just five votes…
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
JAWS and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot: Billy Wagner
Reading @tkdodo.eu blog posts whenever I see them has improved my mental model of react about 1000% over the last couple years.
📚 Had to post this a lot on the other platform lately and apparently, it blows people's mind that this is possible. I wrote it over 2 years ago, and callback refs will only get better in v19 because they will get cleanup functions. Have a read:
tkdodo.eu/blog/avoidin...
tkdodo.eu/blog/avoidin...
Avoiding useEffect with callback refs
Interacting with DOM nodes doesn't necessarily need useEffect
tkdodo.eu
November 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Reading @tkdodo.eu blog posts whenever I see them has improved my mental model of react about 1000% over the last couple years.